Reversible shoe-polisher.



O. J. SUND.

REVERSIBLE SHOE POLISHER.

, APPLICATION FILED APR.21. 1916.

Patented Oct. 3. 1916.

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s'ra s REVERSIBLE SHOE-POLISHER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented ea. 3, 1916.

Application filed April 27, 1916. Serial No. 93,863.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, OWEN J. SUND, a citi- Zen of the United States, residing at Sylvan, in the county of Pierce and State of Washington, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Reversible Shoe-Polishers, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in shoe-shining apparatus, and the object of this improvement is to provide a device of this class having a reversible brush portion, one side of which may be used for shining shoes of one color, as black shoes, and another side of which may be used for shining shoes of another color, as tan shoes, said brush being mounted in a holder so that when one side thereof is in use, the other side thereof will be shielded, thus preventing the accidental use of a brush of one color on shoes of another color.

The invention consists in the novel construction of a brush holder and in the adaptation and combination of such holder with a brush, as will be more clearly described in the following specification, illustrated in the accompanying drawings, and finally pointed out in the appended claims.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a view in perspective of a device embodying this invention; Fig. 2 is a view in longitudinal mid-section of the same; Fig. 3 is a view in end elevation of the device, and Fig. 4 is a view in cross-section on broken line 44 of Fig. 2.

Referring to the drawings, throughout which like reference numerals indicate like parts, the numeral 5 indicates a holder of shallow dish-shape form that is provided with upwardly projecting end pieces 6 and 7 and with sides 8 that are preferably indented, as at 9, to form fingerholds whereby the holder may be more easily grasped in the hand. The end piece 6 terminates in two spaced bearings members 10 within which are journaled the ends of a pivot bar 11 that is formed with a central collar 12 disposed between the bearing members 10.

13 is a square tube that is normally adapted to extend lengthwise of the holder 5 and upon which is disposed a brush element 14 preferably formed of a plurality of sections of felt of substantially rectangular shape and disposed side by side. The brush element 14 is confined between two end plates 16 that are held on the tube 13 by out-turned 3, to prevent its removal, thus forming a universal joint upon which the brush member 14 may be turned. The opposite end of the tube 13 terminates in a hand-hold 23 having a thin flat portion 24 that is adapted to fit within a slot 25 in the end 7. The extremities of the end portion 7 are rounded outwardly, as shown at 26, in such manner that they coact with the hand-hold 23 and form a latch to hold the brush element 14 in the position shown in Figs. 1 and 2, the end 7 being sufiiciently stifi to form a spring.

27 are sheets of paper that may be placed in the bottom of the holder 5, as illustrated in Figs. 2 and 4, to protect the brush portion, the sheets 27 preferably being provided with upturned ends 28 whereby the uppermost one of such sheets may be grasped and removed orturned over to provide a clean surface when the brush is reversed. If desired, only one sheet 27 of paper may be used, one side of such sheet always being turned into contact with the black side of the brush and the other side always being turned into contact with the tan side of the brush.

The brush 14 is preferably made of two different colors of felt; for instance, in a tan and black brush, the felt will be tan on one side of the dotted line 30 and black on the opposite side of such dotted line.

The position of the brush 14 may be reversed in the holder by grasping the handhold 23, turning the brush outwardly into the position shown by broken lines in Fig. 2, then rotating it through one-half of one complete revolution and snapping the handhold backinto the slot 25.

The blade-like portion 24 of the handhold is of suflicient width to prevent its insertion crosswise of the slot 25 thus precluding all possibility of the brush being-turned quarter-way around and one of the side used as a shining surface.

' While I have shown and described a brush What I claim and desire to secure by Let- 1 1 tors-Patent is 1. A shoe shining device comprising a rectangular box-shaped holder having outwardly projecting ends, a brush having a plurality of polishing surfaces and normally adapted to have one of said polishing surfaces shielded Within said holder, a universal joint connecting one end of said brush With one end of said holder, and means engageable With the opposite end of said holder for securing said brush in a selected position.

2. A shoe shining device comprising a dish-shaped holder, a bar pivotally connected to one end of said holder and eX- tending lengthwise thereof, means for releasably securing the opposite end of said and means Within said holder for protecting said polishing surfaces.

3. A shoe shining device comprising a holder having outwardly projecting ends, one of Which is provided With a slot, a brush pivotally secured to one end of said holder, said brush having tWo oppositely disposed polishing surfaces, and means for releasably securing said brush to the slotted end of said holder, said means including a hand-hold having a thin flat shank adapted to fit Within said slot in two positions only.

Signed at Seattle, Washington, this 14th day of April, 1916.

OWEN J] SUND.

Witnesses PIERRE BARNES, E. PETERSON.

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